TRAGEDY ON THE REZ: A Standing Rock Sioux member died from hypothermia, authorities believe, due to lack of heat during a propane shortage that recently prompted the tribe to declare a state of emergency. Nearly 90 percent of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation’s residents use propane to heat their homes.

GOING FOR GOLD: Canadian born slopestyle snowboarder, Spencer O’Brien of Courtenay, British Columbia, has qualified for the Olympic finals. O’Brien placed third in the first of two qualifying heats on Thursday with a score of 82.75.